Wyoming Labor Force Trends

Youths and Nonresidents in Wyoming’s Labor Force, PART 2:

Career Paths and Labor Shortages

by: Michael Moore, Research Analyst

Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Tables 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Table 1: Change in Total, Resident Youths, and Nonresidents Working at Any Time in Wyoming by Industry, 2000-2012
Industry	Total				Resident Youths				Nonresidents
	Working at Any Time		Change		Working at Any Time		Change		Working at Any Time		Change
	2000	2012	N	%	2000	2012	N	%	2000	2012	N	%
Natural Resources & Mining	24,689	39,516	14,827	60.1%	1,171	751	-420	-35.9%	1,745	5,366	3,621	207.5%
Construction	34,326	40,723	6,397	18.6%	2,411	1,266	-1,145	-47.5%	5,693	11,876	6,183	108.6%
Manufacturing	14,541	12,426	-2,115	-14.5%	1,055	490	-565	-53.6%	680	903	223	32.8%
Wholesale Trade, Transp., & Utilities	18,586	25,282	6,696	36.0%	665	526	-139	-20.9%	1,081	2,116	1,035	95.7%
Retail Trade	42,549	40,469	-2,080	-4.9%	6,848	4,326	-2,522	-36.8%	3,620	4,410	790	21.8%
Information	5,606	5,079	-527	-9.4%	520	313	-207	-39.8%	255	347	92	36.1%
Financial Activities	11,550	12,277	727	6.3%	694	323	-371	-53.5%	578	702	124	21.5%
Professional & Business Svcs.	21,739	26,530	4,791	22.0%	2,249	1,040	-1,209	-53.8%	2,444	4,431	1,987	81.3%
Educational Services	29,362	34,325	4,963	16.9%	1,117	923	-194	-17.4%	999	1,807	808	80.9%
Health Care & Social Assistance	27,194	35,673	8,479	31.2%	1,420	1,076	-344	-24.2%	1,367	1,550	183	13.4%
Leisure & Hospitality	50,456	54,275	3,819	7.6%	12,838	8,116	-4,722	-36.8%	8,293	14,161	5,868	70.8%
Other Svcs., Exc. Public Admin.	9,471	10,787	1,316	13.9%	959	625	-334	-34.8%	726	1,452	726	100.0%
Public Administration	20,972	24,848	3,876	18.5%	1,469	1,209	-260	-17.7%	518	670	152	29.3%
Nonclassified Industry	435	386	-49	-11.3%	17	7	-10	-58.8%	30	51	21	70.0%
Total, All Industries	311,476	362,596	51,120	16.4%	33,433	20,991	-12,442	-37.2%	28,029	49,842	21,813	77.8%

Table 2: Total Number of Persons Working at Any Time in Wyoming and Average Number of Quarters Worked by Gender and Selected Age Group, 2000-2012
	19 and Younger (Resident Youths)						45-54						Total
	Females		Males		Total		Females		Males		Total		Females		Males		Non- residents		Total
	Emp.	Avg. Qtr.	Emp.	Avg. Qtr.	Emp.	Avg. Qtr.	Emp.	Avg. Qtr.	Emp.	Avg. Qtr.	Emp.	Avg. Qtr.	Emp.	Avg. Qtr.	Emp.	Avg. Qtr.	Emp.	Avg. Qtr.	Emp.	Avg. Qtr.
2000	16,559	2.5	16,869	2.5	33,433	2.5	27,099	3.5	29,614	3.5	56,734	3.5	134,156	3.2	149,438	3.2	27,882	1.3	311,476	3.0
2001	16,143	2.6	17,107	2.5	33,260	2.5	28,707	3.5	31,287	3.5	60,015	3.5	134,930	3.2	153,294	3.2	36,356	1.3	324,580	3.2
2002	15,609	2.6	16,643	2.5	32,260	2.5	29,232	3.6	31,887	3.5	61,139	3.5	134,579	3.3	153,750	3.2	34,170	1.5	322,499	3.0
2003	14,785	2.6	15,526	2.4	30,319	2.5	29,886	3.6	32,608	3.5	62,516	3.5	134,110	3.3	153,881	3.2	36,003	1.5	323,994	3.0
2004	14,851	2.6	15,448	2.5	30,310	2.5	30,524	3.6	33,591	3.5	64,140	3.5	136,547	3.3	157,695	3.2	34,346	1.6	328,588	3.0
2005	14,724	2.6	15,575	2.5	30,310	2.5	31,042	3.6	34,471	3.5	65,550	3.5	138,567	3.3	161,744	3.2	33,085	1.7	333,396	3.1
2006	14,998	2.6	16,063	2.5	31,077	2.5	31,680	3.6	35,828	3.5	67,546	3.5	141,351	3.3	169,170	3.2	41,526	1.8	352,047	3.1
2007	14,857	2.7	16,412	2.5	31,285	2.6	32,220	3.6	37,058	3.5	69,328	3.5	145,792	3.3	177,945	3.2	48,588	1.8	372,325	3.1
2008	14,614	2.6	15,831	2.5	30,450	2.6	32,263	3.6	37,673	3.5	69,983	3.5	147,889	3.3	183,652	3.3	51,930	1.8	383,471	3.1
2009	12,532	2.7	13,109	2.5	25,643	2.6	31,536	3.6	36,893	3.4	68,482	3.5	145,751	3.4	180,196	3.2	42,239	1.9	368,186	3.1
2010	11,169	2.6	11,256	2.4	22,428	2.6	30,375	3.6	35,259	3.4	65,692	3.5	142,689	3.4	173,398	3.2	37,248	2.0	353,335	3.1
2011	10,764	2.6	11,266	2.4	22,033	2.5	29,363	3.6	34,581	3.4	64,013	3.5	143,253	3.4	175,419	3.3	41,052	1.9	359,724	3.2
2012	10,293	2.6	10,695	2.5	20,991	2.5	27,786	3.6	33,073	3.5	60,939	3.5	140,715	3.4	171,711	3.3	50,170	2.0	362,596	3.1

Source: Earnings in Wyoming by Industry, Age, & Gender, 2000-2012. Research & Planning, Wyoming Department of Workforce Services (http://doe.state.wy.us/LMI/earnings_tables/2013/index.html).

Table 3: Resident Youths Employed at Any Time in Wyoming by Industry, 2000 and 2012
Industry	2000		2012
Industry	N	Column %	N	Column %
Natural Resources & Mining	1,171	3.5%	751	3.6%
Construction	2,411	7.2%	1,266	6.0%
Manufacturing	1,055	3.2%	490	2.3%
Wholesale Trade, Trans., & Util.	665	2.0%	526	2.5%
Retail Trade	6,848	20.5%	4,326	20.6%
Information	520	1.6%	313	1.5%
Financial Activities	694	2.1%	323	1.5%
Prof. & Business Services	2,249	6.7%	1,040	5.0%
Educational Services	1,117	3.3%	923	4.4%
Health Care & Social Assistance	1,420	4.2%	1,076	5.1%
Leisure & Hospitality	12,838	38.4%	8,116	38.7%
Other Services, Except Public Admin.	959	2.9%	625	3.0%
Public Administration	1,469	4.4%	1,209	5.8%
Nonclassified Industry	17	0.1%	7	0.0%
Total, All Industries	33,433	100.0%	20,991	100.0%

Table 4: Nonresidents Employed at Any Time in Wyoming by Industry, 2000 and 2012
Industry	2000		2012
Industry	N	Column %	N	Column %
Natural Resources & Mining	1,745	6.2%	5,366	10.8%
Construction	5,693	20.3%	11,876	23.8%
Manufacturing	680	2.4%	903	1.8%
Wholesale Trade, Trans., & Util.	1,081	3.9%	2,116	4.2%
Retail Trade	3,620	12.9%	4,410	8.8%
Information	255	0.9%	347	0.7%
Financial Activities	578	2.1%	702	1.4%
Prof. & Business Services	2,444	8.7%	4,431	8.9%
Educational Services	999	3.6%	1,807	3.6%
Health Care & Social Assistance	1,367	4.9%	1,550	3.1%
Leisure & Hospitality	8,293	29.6%	14,161	28.4%
Other Services, Except Public Admin.	726	2.6%	1,452	2.9%
Public Administration	518	1.8%	670	1.3%
Nonclassified Industry	30	0.1%	51	0.1%
Total, All Industries	28,029	100.0%	49,842	100.0%

Table 5: Average Monthly Employment and Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims for Wyoming’s Mining Industry, 2012Q1-2013Q1
Year, Quarter, and Month	Unemployment Insurance (UI)^a			Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)^b
	Initial Claims	Change from the Previous Year		Average Monthly Employment	Change from the Previous Year
	Initial Claims	N	%	Average Monthly Employment	N	%
2012Q1	799	39	5.1%	28,178	1,963	7.5%
Jan	315
Feb	283
Mar	201
2012Q2	611	11	1.8%	27,830	1,057	3.9%
Apr	220
May	209
Jun	182
2012Q3	570	164	40.4%	27,506	-492	-1.8%
Jul	205
Aug	198
Sep	167
2012Q4	774	259	50.3%	27,236	-1,349	-4.7%
Oct	212
Nov	229
Dec	333
2013Q1	890	91	11.4%	26,477	-1,701	-6.0%
Jan	340
Feb	291
Mar	259

^aSource: Unemployment Insurance Statistics Monthly Initial Claims Table (http://doe.state.wy.us/LMI/ui.htm).
^bSource: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (http://doe.state.wy.us/LMI/toc_202.htm).

Table 6: Change in Total Number of Persons, Resident Youths, and Nonresidents Working at Any Time in Wyoming by County, 2000 and 2012
County	Total				Resident Youths				Nonresidents
			Change				Change				Change
	2000	2012	N	%	2000	2012	N	%	2000	2012	N	%
Albany	17,973	17,868	-105	-0.6%	1,720	942	-778	-45.2%	1,117	1,548	431	38.6%
Big Horn	5,145	5,405	260	5.1%	555	405	-150	-27.0%	360	498	138	38.3%
Campbell	23,302	34,127	10,825	46.5%	2,685	1,912	-773	-28.8%	1,328	2,866	1,538	115.8%
Carbon	8,097	8,236	139	1.7%	979	487	-492	-50.3%	511	1,061	550	107.6%
Converse	5,270	6,742	1,472	27.9%	683	640	-43	-6.3%	324	560	236	72.8%
Crook	2,336	2,669	333	14.3%	336	220	-116	-34.5%	167	326	159	95.2%
Fremont	18,012	21,372	3,360	18.7%	2,154	1,310	-844	-39.2%	947	1,934	987	104.2%
Goshen	5,154	5,497	343	6.7%	523	354	-169	-32.3%	281	412	131	46.6%
Hot Springs	2,584	2,617	33	1.3%	335	189	-146	-43.6%	154	186	32	20.8%
Johnson	3,474	4,259	785	22.6%	460	345	-115	-25.0%	223	503	280	125.6%
Laramie	43,713	52,074	8,361	19.1%	4,551	3,162	-1,389	-30.5%	2,525	3,544	1,019	40.4%
Lincoln	6,952	6,960	8	0.1%	1,020	546	-474	-46.5%	536	627	91	17.0%
Natrona	40,163	50,365	10,202	25.4%	4,250	3,206	-1,044	-24.6%	1,962	3,655	1,693	86.3%
Niobrara	984	1,049	65	6.6%	123	68	-55	-44.7%	58	69	11	19.0%
Park	14,162	16,720	2,558	18.1%	1,779	1,114	-665	-37.4%	1,088	2,304	1,216	111.8%
Platte	4,278	4,134	-144	-3.4%	512	297	-215	-42.0%	327	375	48	14.7%
Sheridan	14,156	15,216	1,060	7.5%	1,937	1,096	-841	-43.4%	972	1,207	235	24.2%
Sublette	3,077	7,929	4,852	157.7%	407	370	-37	-9.1%	267	1,846	1,579	591.4%
Sweetwater	23,719	29,734	6,015	25.4%	2,675	1,779	-896	-33.5%	1,516	2,865	1,349	89.0%
Teton	23,143	24,200	1,057	4.6%	1,689	763	-926	-54.8%	4,306	6,380	2,074	48.2%
Uinta	10,739	11,517	778	7.2%	1,531	903	-628	-41.0%	845	1,540	695	82.2%
Washakie	4,796	4,616	-180	-3.8%	562	347	-215	-38.3%	242	272	30	12.4%
Weston	2,813	2,789	-24	-0.9%	365	221	-144	-39.5%	182	194	12	6.6%
Unspecified	27,434	26,501	-933	-3.4%	1,602	315	-1,287	-80.3%	7,791	15,070	7,279	93.4%
Total	311,476	362,596	51,120	16.4%	33,433	20,991	-12,442	-37.2%	28,029	49,842	21,813	77.8%